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underprivileged Definition


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underprivileged
adj
    1. Deprived of the basic living standards and rights enjoyed by most people in society.
      Thesaurus: disadvantaged, impoverished, poverty-stricken, needy, deprived, poor, indigent, destitute; Antonym: affluent, fortunate.
    2. Underprivileged people in general or as a group (see the sense 4b).
      Form: the underprivileged


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